Grimhammer
Guilds and Factions
The ruins are currently occupied the Blessed Root Clan of stone giants. The clan is just like most stone giant heavily focused on art and storytelling.
History
The Ruins of Grimhammer used to be a sprawling dwarven settlement, which was constructed under the tyranny of the dragon Niarvenax. It was created by the dwarves as a lair for their terrible mistress 6000 years prior to the Ballet of Scales. Under the constant and threatening gaze of their oppressor, the dwarves slaved away for many years to excavate and create the settlement that would be known as Grimhammer. The walls, roofs, and columns were all covered in art and accolades to Niarvenax's power. When it was finally completed, Niarvenax ruled it with an iron fist. Underneath the settlement, she created a lair of her own, where she kept her hoard.
When the war known as the Ballet of Scales broke out and rebellions broke out all across the draconic kingdoms. Grimhammer, Niarvenax's small city-state, was no exception. With the help of the bronze dragon Beonnass, the dwarves managed to defeat their tyrant. They then chained her down in the inner sanctum of the city on top of her hoard. The chains was then filled magical runes that would keep Niarvenax alive so that she would suffer for as soon as the dwarves themselves had suffered her tyranny.They left one rune out which would be added when she had been chained for 6000 years. This final rune would end her suffering and her life. After freeing themselves from their oppressor the dwarves turned on their own settlement. They destroyed all celebrations and tributes to the former ruler of Grimhammer. When they had decimated the place they had called home for several generations, they all left the city behind.
Several years later the ruins of Grimhammer were discovered by the Blessed Root clan of Stone Giants. The clan made the ruins their home and among the ruins, they carved a new place for their people. Where the dwarves had destroyed they rebuilt in their own way. They created ornate and beautiful creations from rubbles of the dragon's lair.
In the most inner sanctum of the ruins the Stone Giants protect a great treasure, the Body of Niarvenax. Where she has been for almost 4000 years. The drained and atrophied dragon longing for freedom has tried to gain the help of several adventurers.
Architecture
The great hall of Grimhammer was originally created in a very typical dwarven architectural style. However, since the dwarves destroyed almost all ornamentations when they freed themselves and left the settlement, the details and patterns along the walls and roofs are all made by the current giant settlers within the halls. This gives the underground halls a very mixed architectural feel.
RUINED SETTLEMENT
6958 AD
Alternative Name(s)
Blessed Root Village
Type
Underground / Vault
Population
152
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Owner/Ruler
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